The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Drama by Xiaomei Chen

Author:Xiaomei Chen
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: DRA005000, Drama/Asian, LIT008010, Literary Criticism/Asian/Chinese
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2014-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

ACT 2

(It is the afternoon of the same day.

In the parlor, YANG CAIYU is slumped over the table in tears. KUANG FU paces back and forth aimlessly, his hands behind his back. Both are silent.

Above the parlor, LITTLE TIANJIN is lying on SHI XIAOBAO’s bed, smoking a cigarette and smiling maliciously. SHI XIAOBAO is sitting at her dressing table and applying makeup to her sad face. They too are silent.

In the garret, amid the sound of a child’s crying, HUANG JIAMEI is talking loudly to his father, but the words are muffled. GUIFEN, her expression distraught, slowly descends the stairs with a thermos. As she opens the rear gate and steps out, she listens to the conversation.

In the scullery, ZHAO’S WIFE is silently mending clothes.

A minute passes. The sun appears and casts a dazzling beam of light into the house, long soaked with humidity. ZHAO’S WIFE quickly gets to her feet and opens a soggy umbrella outside to dry, then puts a bamboo pole with wet clothing on it into the sunlight.)

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